Special Weather Statement
Issued by NWS State College, PA
Issued by NWS State College, PA
639 WWUS81 KCTP 220421 SPSCTP Special Weather Statement National Weather Service State College PA 1221 AM EDT Sun Sep 22 2024 PAZ056-057-063>066-220515- Perry PA-Lancaster PA-York PA-Adams PA-Cumberland PA-Dauphin PA- 1221 AM EDT Sun Sep 22 2024 ...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL IMPACT SOUTHWESTERN LANCASTER...ADAMS... SOUTHERN DAUPHIN...YORK...CUMBERLAND AND SOUTHWESTERN PERRY COUNTIES THROUGH 115 AM EDT... At 1221 AM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along a line extending from Hummelstown to 12 miles north of Shippensburg. Movement was southeast at 35 mph. HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 50 mph and half inch hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Minor hail damage to vegetation is possible. Locations impacted include... Harrisburg, York, Carlisle, Lower Allen, Hanover, Hershey, Colonial Park, Weigelstown, Elizabethtown, Columbia, Progress, Mechanicsburg, Middletown, Camp Hill, Gettysburg, Mount Joy, New Cumberland, Parkville, Red Lion, and Enola. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building. Very heavy rainfall is also occurring with these storms and may lead to localized flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways. Frequent cloud to ground lightning is occurring with these storms. Lightning can strike 10 miles away from a thunderstorm. Seek a safe shelter inside a building or vehicle. && LAT...LON 4027 7762 4030 7672 3973 7612 3972 7720 TIME...MOT...LOC 0421Z 325DEG 32KT 4025 7677 4023 7748 MAX HAIL SIZE...0.50 IN MAX WIND GUST...50 MPH $$ Martin